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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Enhanced Conventional Portable Radio

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±1.5ppm
Tuning steps ? ? 12.5KHz/ 25KHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 80-10 m 136-174MHz / 350-390MHz / 400-480MHz / 450-520MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity <0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.5 µV on amateur bands 5% BER: 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? 4 kHz (-6 dB) 60dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion, 12 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 136-174MHz / 350-390MHz / 400-480MHz / 450-520MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output SSB: 500 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 40/100 Ω 50Ω 50ΩΩ
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6 or 12V DC or mains ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 197x in USA, (By Galaxy Electronics, Council Bluffs, Iowa) Between 195x and 19xx in USA Between and in China
Dimensions ? ? 60.8 × 35.7 × 118.5 mm
(2.39 × 1.41 × 4.67 in)
Weight ? 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) (shipping weight) 239 gr (8.4 oz) including battery
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ALC
CW filter option
CW side tone and break-in operation
Logging scale
Six pole xtal lattice filter
Solid state VFO
? Mandown
Lone Worker
Emergency Alarms
Advanced Encryption with RC4 Technology
DMO True 2-slot, Allowing for 2 Talk Paths at 1 Frequency
Transmit Interrupt/Radio Priority for Emergency or Urgent Communication
Integrated High Precision GPS
Accessories ? ? Battery
Belt Clip
Hand Strap
Stubby Antenna
Charger
MPN GALAXY-V-MARK-III MORROW-MB-000005 BELFONE-BF-TD000511